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This is a list of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The current president is Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019. [1]
The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Président de la République démocratique du Congo, Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Lingala: Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
On 19 January, the Constitutional Court dismissed the challenge, officially making Tshisekedi president-elect. [15] He was sworn in as president on 24 January 2019, [16] taking office the next day. [3] This marked the first time since the Congo gained independence in 1960 that an incumbent president peacefully transferred power to the ...
The president eventually named Judith Suminwa as Congo's first female prime minister on April 1 and his ex-chief of staff Vital Kamerhe as parliament speaker on May 22, paving the way for the ...
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A high court in Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced presidential candidate Jean-Marc Kabund to seven years in prison on 12 charges including spreading false rumours and ...
On 1 July 1960, the Belgian Congo became independent as the Republic of the Congo (République du Congo). This article lists the heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The current head of state is President Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019.
Named to lead Congo's election commission in 2015 by then-President Joseph Kabila, Nangaa oversaw a 2018 election to choose Kabila's successor that was riddled with accusations of fraud but ...
In a campaign to identify himself with African nationalism, starting on 1 June 1966, Mobutu renamed the nation's cities: Léopoldville became Kinshasa (the country was known as Congo-Kinshasa), Stanleyville became Kisangani, Elisabethville became Lubumbashi, and Coquilhatville became Mbandaka.